04.10.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 4 October 2000

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News Headlines:

  • BiH and Croatia sign agreement on social insurance in Zagreb; Izetbegovic and Mesic put signatures on agreement at third session of BiH-Croatia Interstate Council for Cooperation
  • Dodik meets with US State Department Special Envoy for Elections in the Balkans Robert Frowick and discusses upcoming elections, Frowick hopes people in BiH will vote like Croatian people did
  • Frowick meets separately with PDP RS President Mladen Ivanic and SNS President Biljana Plavsic
  • Dodik letter to Petritsch calling on OHR to decide on amendments and supplements to Law on Privatisation of State-owned Apartments in RS
  • 10,000 workers and citizens breakthrough police cordon near Kolubara mine and join protesting miners
  • Kostunica visits Kolubara mine
  • Yugoslav Constitutional Court begins discussion on DOS complaint concerning electoral fraud committed by State Election Commission (SIK)
  • Serb Patriarch Pavle calls on police, army and all sides to maintain peace in Yugoslavia
  • Belgrade students and citizens hold protest rallies in Belgrade streets
  • DOS Crisis HQ press release warning that regime’s repression will provoke newer and bigger protests; it calls on regime to release all arrested citizens
  • Serbian Electric Power Industry Union supports demands of DOS and citizens
  • 3,000 workers in Majdanpek mine strike against electoral fraud – Majdanpek Mine Independent Union
  • Opposition supporters attempt to press charges against Milosevic with police in Belgrade Municipality Stari Grad, who refuse to accept charges of electoral fraud against Milosevic and SIK members – G17PLUS Executive Director Mladjan Dinkic
  • Protest rallies held throughout Serbia
  • 700 Novi Sad residents “unofficially open” bridge Varadinska duga, beating Milosevic to punch since it was announced he would inaugurate bridge
  • Mladjan Dinkic holds talks with Yugoslav National Bank Vice Governor Zarko Trbojevic on current situation in Yugoslav National Bank
  • SPS-JUL Coalition and SNP nominate Momir Bulatovic to remain as Yugoslav Prime Minister
  • Yugoslav Information Minister Goran Matic condemns DOS for paralysis that has taken hold of country and carried out under NATO orders
  • Montenegrin SNP Vice President Pavle Bulatovic denies making any contacts with DOS officials
  • Kostunica only has legality in Serbia because 80% of Montenegrin citizens did not participate in Yugoslav elections – Montenegrin Foreign Minister Branko Lukovac
  • Disrespect of electoral procedure does not contribute to stabilisation of situation in Yugoslavia – Yugoslav Army Chief of Staff General Pavkovic
  • “Demand to initiate criminal charges against me is expression of political impotence of incumbent regime” – Democratic Alternative President Nebojsa Covic
  • SPO Caucus in Serbian Parliamentary Assembly requests dismissal of Serbian Government
  • SRS Serbia requests abolishment of Yugoslav Law on Public Information
  • 34 workers of Radio Belgrade request change in editorial policy and reporting
  • RTV Novi Sad continues to broadcast program using old archive material in protest of electoral fraud
  • Novi Sad daily Dnevnik has new editorial policy for news reporting
  • DSP RS considers that final election results will contribute to stabilisation of situation in Serbia
  • DNS RS is concerned about current situation in Yugoslavia and adds will of people must be respected
  • Election of Kostunica for president means opening of Yugoslavia to the world – BiH Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic
  • Time of Slobodan Milosevic is nearing its end – Frowick
  • Milosevic should receive immunity if the leaves power – UN Special Envoy for Human Rights in former Yugoslavia Jiri Dienstbier
  • Dienstbier position on Milosevic immunity is disturbing and conflicting with ICTY position – ICTY spokesperson Jim Lansdale
  • Russia should extradite Milosevic to The Hague if he sets foot in Moscow – US State Department
  • Russia will not extradite Milosevic – official of Duma Foreign Policy Commission
  • Milosevic must leave power – Republican and Democratic Party Presidential Candidates Al Gore and George Bush agree during first debate in US presidential election race
  • Serbs voted for change – Greek Prime Minister Simitis
  • Stability Pact door is open to democratic Yugoslavia – Stability Pact Coordinator Bodo Hombach
  • Tusevljak meets with UK Ambassador to BiH Graham Hand in Sarajevo to discuss economic problems and ways to resolve them
  • Tusevljak meets with delegation of BiH Federation Government to discuss cooperation
  • Five persons suspected in drug smuggling arrested – RS Interior Ministry spokesperson Zoran Glusac
  • All confiscated drugs in RS police operation will be destroyed – UN spokesperson Alun Roberts
  • Graham Blewitt and Carla Del Ponte hold press conference in Sarajevo and say all war crimes suspects must be arrested – Carla Del Ponte
  • US Ambassador to BiH Thomas Miller says he will do everything in his power to stop US investments in RS if SDS wins upcoming November elections
  • BiH Federation House of Representative session adjourned due to lack of quorum
  • Ten Kosovo Serbs injured in attack near Brezovica, Kosovo
  • World news